Culture, context and stereotype threat: A comparative analysis of young Ugandan women in coed and single-sex schools

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 52-63

  Picho, Katherine ^a   Stephens, Jason M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

coeducation; gender stereotypes; mathematics; mathematics self efficacy; stereotype threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856335744     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: 19400675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220671.2010.517576     Document Type: Review

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